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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 774 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named John Jay College of Criminal Justice the most popular school in New York for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in homeland security at John Jay, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 17 students majoring in homeland security at UAlbany, 65% are male and 35% are female.

Full Homeland Security at University at Albany Report

#3

Utica College

Utica, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Utica College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New York. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica.

Of the 11 students majoring in homeland security at Utica College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Utica College

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New York. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

Full Homeland Security at LIU Post Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New York. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Homeland Security at Buffalo State Report

#6

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Full Homeland Security at Adelphi University Report

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 413
Maryland 20
New Jersey 252
District of Columbia 197
Delaware 34

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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